Gateway® GT5224 Media Center Desktop Computer With Intel® Pentium® D Processor 915

The Gateway GT5224 Media Center desktop blends entertainment with computing, and is built to handle a broad range of digital media. It offers Intel® Viiv™ technology, Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, plus the power and reliability of an Intel Pentium D dual-core processor so you have the flexibility and performance to handle multimedia entertainment, digital photo editing and your everyday productivity, all at the same time!

It includes 1GB of fast memory, a huge 250GB hard drive, multiformat DVD burner, memory card reader and plenty of USB 2.0 and FireWire ports. The micro-BTX design provides high reliability and cool, quiet operation.

The DVD±RW drive lets you burn and play CDs and DVDs, including DVD+R Double Layer media (with a capacity of 8.5GB per disc).

The 9-in-1 memory card reader supports these formats: Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, SmartMedia, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card and USB 2.0.

The Gateway GT5224 includes:
• Intel Pentium D dual-core processor 915 operating at 2.8GHz
• Viiv™ technology, to enhance and help manage digital entertainment in the home
• 2 x 2MB L2 cache
• 800MHz frontside bus
• 1GB of PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM (2 x 512MB), expandable up to 4GB
• 250GB 7200-rpm SATA II hard drive, with 8MB cache
• DVD±RW drive with Double Layer capabilities (16x DVD±R max. write speed)
• 10/100Base-T Ethernet port
• 56K V.92 modem
• 7 USB 2.0 ports (2 in front, 4 in back, 1 in media card reader)
• 3 FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports (2 in front, 1 in back)
• 1 parallel port
• 1 serial port
• 2 PS/2 ports
• 9-in-1 memory card reader
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 graphics with up to 224MB of shared memory
• High Definition Audio, 8-channel (7.1), with 7 audio ports (2 in front, 5 in back) and 1 SPDIF digital audio port
• Amplified stereo speakers (USB powered)
• Premium multimedia keyboard
• USB optical 2-button wheel mouse

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Rollup 2 comes installed. The GT5224 is also Windows Vista™ Premium ready. Other software includes:

• Microsoft Works 8.5 (word processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar)
• Microsoft Money 2006
• CyberLink PowerDVD (play DVDs)
• CyberLink Power2Go (burn DVDs)
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 10
• Microsoft Digital Image Starter Edition 2006
• RealNetworks RealPlayer
• Napster 3.0 (30-day trial)
• QuickTime
• Adobe Reader 7
• Google Toolbar
• McAfee Internet Security Suite (trial, with 90 days of free updates)
• Gateway BigFix (identifies and resolves potential system problems)

The Gateway GT5224 is backed by the manufacturer's 1-year limited warranty on parts and labor.